Responsibilities:
1. Promote coherent and evidence-based policies that address the mobility of persons,
migration, trade, and development nexus.
2. Coordinate strategic engagements with the AfCFTA and Regional Economic Communities
(RECs) Secretariats including but not limited to enhancing simplified trade regimes and
digitization, liberalization of Mode 4 and the movement of business people, Protocol on women
and youth.
3. Facilitate dialogue between governmental and non-governmental institutions, businesses,
RECs and other stakeholders to foster cooperation and create synergies in mobility, migration
and trade policies.
4. Encourage and promote the mainstreaming of migration and human mobility into continental
regional and national strategic policies and frameworks that enhance regular pathways and
harness the positive impacts of migration and mobility along the trade continuum, such as
reducing barriers to the movement of people, enhancing labour and skills mobility, migrant
entrepreneurship; diaspora engagement and investments; facilitate cross-border mobility
including small scale cross border traders.
5. Advocate for the protection of migrant rights and well-being in trade policies, ensuring gender
and youth sensitivity and inclusivity.
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6. Collect, compile, and analyze data on trade-related issues and provide guidance including but
not limited to issues related to digital trade/e-commerce (e-commerce-mobility nexus), ATPC
trade-related engagements, particularly in the areas of digital trade/e-commerce, trade policy
analysis, trade and environment, and AfCFTA Agreement’s negotiation and implementation.
7. Propose synergies in line with ongoing trade and mobility agreements and initiatives,
particularly the AfCFTA and RECs, the Continental and Regional Free Movement of Persons
protocols and other integration processes on the continent as well at sub-regional levels, to help
increase evidence-based findings on the mutual positive link between the AFCFTA and FMP
protocol for Africa’s integration. This includes immigration related engagements focused on
admission and stay policies and the facilitation of cross-border mobility.
8. Undertake analytical assessments and evaluations on key trade policy areas of the AfCFTA
Agreement and state of play and emerging issues as it relates to the FMP.
9. Liaise with trade related institutions including the AfCFTA and RECs Secretariat, trade
partners and coordinate the continent-wide mobility-trade agenda; support the operationalization
of the IOM Task force on Trade and in implementation of the Migration-Trade Toolkit, in support
of an institutional position in the trade discourse.
10. Develop new programme areas, project concepts and proposals and resource mobilize for
sustained and targeted support towards the effective implementation of the FMP, its Road Map,
as well as related continental frameworks and initiatives.
11. Ensure coordination of activities with other units in IOM Special Liaison Office, Regional
Offices/Thematic Specialists including in IBG and LMD, and HQ and country missions
implementing trade related activities and work towards complementarity and synergizing of
programming.
12. Represent IOM in relevant meetings with the AUC, RECs, MDBs, partners, and relevant
stakeholders, and where necessary provide technical support towards conceptualizing and
drafting the meeting agenda and relevant documents, presentations, and produce meeting
reports.
13. Draft policy papers, background documents and provide updates and responses to HQ, RO
as it relates to migration, mobility and trade nexus.
14. Perform such other duties as may be assigned.
Required Qualifications and Experience:
Education
• Master’s degree in International Economics, International Trade Development,
Economics/International Development or a related field from an accredited academic institution
with five years of relevant professional experience with demonstrated concrete results; or,
• University degree in the above fields with seven years of relevant professional experience with
demonstrated concrete results.
Experience
• Sound knowledge and experience in international fora and policy negotiations on migration,
climate change, and environmental issues, with a particular focus on the African continental
context;
• Demonstrated experience in program conceptualization, development, monitoring, reporting,
evaluation, and capacity building in the areas of migration and displacement related to climate
change, environmental degradation, and disasters;
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• Experience working in emergency situations (complex emergency or disaster response) at an
international level;
• Successful experience in liaising with governmental and diplomatic authorities,
national/international institutions, NGOs, donors, and academia;
• Experience in organizing high-level consultations, workshops, and seminars;
• Demonstrated experience in international and/or regional/bilateral trade working on trade
negotiations, with the AfCFTA and/or other regional trade agreements in Africa is an added
advantage;
• Relevant experience in trade policy development, implementation and strong knowledge of
trade policy issues, strategic planning on projects focused on economic development, policy
formulation and analysis;
• Experience in implementing trade-related projects in Africa. Project /Programme management
experience including the formulation, implementation, monitoring and evaluation of trade related
programmes;
• Experience in trade policy analysis, including using econometric models, is an advantage;
• Experience in economic research and analysis, policy formulation, application of economic
principles in development programmes or related area; and,
• Experience working on African Union, RECs, MDBs and other multilateral institutions on the
continent.
Skills
• Proven track record of working closely with the African Union Commission is a strong
advantage;
• Good understanding of the mobility, migration and trade nexus, the AU’s integration, and
mobility agenda for Africa;
• Ability to network with senior officials from the public and private sector;
• A sound understanding of internal and international migration issues in Africa; and,
• Knowledge of UN, African Union, and multilateral donor programming.
Languages
IOM’s official languages are English, French, and Spanish. All staff members are required to be
fluent in one of the three languages.
For this position, fluency in English is required (oral and written). Working knowledge of any of
the AU and UN Official languages (Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian and Spanish) is an
advantage.
Proficiency of language(s) required will be specifically evaluated during the selection process,
which may include written and/or oral assessments.